A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography by Clifford Whittingham Beers Paperba

Description: A Mind That Found Itself by Clifford Whittingham Beers, Mint Editions In 1905, after suffering a relapse and spending a few months at The Hartford Retreat, Clifford Whittingham Beers elected to write a book about his experiences living with mental illness and being subject to cruel treatment and physical abuse while being institutionalized.Titled, A Mind That Found Itself, the 1908 autobiography told the story of a young man who had suffered a life full of personal tragedy, leading to feelings of intense anxiety, paranoia and depression. Slowly being engulfed by intrusive thoughts and hallucinations, Beers found himself struggling with suicidal ideation and commitment by his well-intentioned family to a series of mental health institutions, each one seemingly worse than the last. Unique in its presentation of both self-awareness and the difficult reality of working towards recovery; the book paved the way for the American mental hygiene movement and removed the stigma of mental illness among the general public.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Back Cover At a time when mental illness was still greatly misunderstood to the general public, Clifford Whittingham Beers penned his autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself . Detailing his experiences of medical maltreatment and physical abuse while institutionalized, Beers brought attention to the need for mental health reform and the seriousness of losing yourself to a disease of the mind. Flap At a time when mental illness was still greatly misunderstood to the general public, Clifford Whittingham Beers penned his autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself . Detailing his experiences of medical maltreatment and physical abuse while institutionalized, Beers brought attention to the need for mental health reform and the seriousness of losing yourself to a disease of the mind. Author Biography Clifford Whittingham Beers (1876 - 1943) was an author and founder of the American mental hygiene movement and what is known today as Mental Health America. Born in Connecticut, Beers was one of five children all of whom dealt with some variation of mental illness or psychological disorder. After the death of one of his siblings, Beers began to exhibit intense feelings of anxiety and paranoia that would follow him through his adult life and academic career. Although he was able to graduate from Yale in 1897 just three years later he would attempt to end his life, leading to his introduction to mental health institutions. From 1900 - 1903, Beers would have extended stays in multiple private psychiatric hospitals where he both witnessed and experienced physical abuse and extreme medical maltreatment that only exacerbated his symptoms, inspiring his 1908 autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself. Becoming a well-received bestseller, the publication and reception of his book allowed Beers the platform to begin advocating for medical health reform. While Beers ultimately succumbed to his illness and committed suicide in 1943, it is irrefutible that his efforts in the form of mental health opened the doors for these illnesses to be destigmatized to the general public and taken seriously in the medical field. Table of Contents IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXIIXIIIXIVXVXVIXVIIXVIIIXIXXXXXIXXIIXXIIIXXIVXXVXXVIXXVIIXXVIIIXXIXXXXXXXI Promotional ONLINE: will feature on Mint Editions social media pages and blog during publication month (June 2023) as well as during Mental Health Awareness Month (May)PROMOTION: outreach to Caribbean/Black Bookstagrammers Long Description In 1905, after suffering a relapse and spending a few months at The Hartford Retreat, Clifford Whittingham Beers elected to write a book about his experiences living with mental illness and being subject to cruel treatment and physical abuse while being institutionalized. Titled, A Mind That Found Itself , the 1908 autobiography told the story of a young man who had suffered a life full of personal tragedy, leading to feelings of intense anxiety, paranoia and depression. Slowly being engulfed by intrusive thoughts and hallucinations, Beers found himself struggling with suicidal ideation and commitment by his well-intentioned family to a series of mental health institutions, each one seemingly worse than the last. Unique in its presentation of both self-awareness and the difficult reality of working towards recovery; the book paved the way for the American mental hygiene movement and removed the stigma of mental illness among the general public. Promotional "Headline" ONLINE: will feature on Mint Editions social media pages and blog during publication month (June 2023) as well as during Mental Health Awareness Month (May) PROMOTION: outreach to Caribbean/Black Bookstagrammers Description for Sales People This autobiography was the first of its kind to be published in the United States Helped to launch the American mental hygiene movement Details ISBN1513136240 Author Mint Editions Format Paperback Pages 100 Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781513136240 Imprint West Margin Press Country of Publication United States ISBN-10 1513136240 Subtitle An Autobiography Publication Date 2023-06-22 NZ Release Date 2023-06-22 US Release Date 2023-06-22 UK Release Date 2023-06-22 Publisher West Margin Press DEWEY 362.2092 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-09-13 Series Mint Editions (Visibility for Disability, Health and Wellness) Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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